Having your wedding in the wintertime means bundling up if you are having your wedding in a cold location. As a bride, staying warm while dressing fashionably can be a challenge. Our solution? Choose a wedding dress with long sleeves to keep out the cold. Even if your wedding dress sleeves are simply made of lace, that lace detail will do wonders at keeping your body heat in.

Check out our favorite long sleeve wedding dresses for the winter wedding season. And feel free to go bold with showing skin in other places besides your arms…opting for a high slit in your skirt or a revealing, open back can make all the difference in showing off your personal style on your wedding day.

Today's topic of choice is hearing from 9 real brides reflecting on their decision to hire (or not hire) a wedding planner for their wedding. I asked them all the same 5 questions verbatim and literally copy-and-pasted what they replied back to me with. All responses are untouched and raw. The way it should be (in my opinion, at least).

Who better to ask than the women who have been through it all before, am I right? So, without further adieu, I'm handing it over to the ladies now...